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Jolie De Feis is the author of the newsletter Hotline Skin, which serves as a platform for her career as a practicing esthetician in New York City. She is also a contributor to New York and InStyle magazines. She has worked as a product manager, a UX manager, and served in public schools in both New York and Durban, South Africa. She holds a BA from Oberlin College and graduated with honors from Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup.
Erica Jabali has written several successful blogs, including the lifestyle blog I Spy Fabulous, as well as marketing copy and blog posts for companies including Pepsi, Microsoft, and Johnson & Johnson, among others. She has also written for blogs including The Spruce, Sign Up Genius, Scary Mommy, She Knows, and more. She has taught middle and high school English, as well as creative writing for De Anza College. She holds a BA from San Jose State University, an MA in Education from National University, and an MA in English from Arizona State University.
Stuart Pennebaker is the author of the novel Ghost Fish (Little, Brown). Her fiction has appeared in theStudio Magazine, After Dinner Conversation and The Crawfish, among others. She is the author of the newsletter Missed Connection. She is Gotham’s Director of Communication. Stuart holds a BA from the University of South Carolina and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.
Julie Zeilinger is the creator and founding editor of the blog The FBomb, which is now partnered with the Women’s Media Center as an international blog for socially conscious teens. She is the author of the nonfiction books A Little F’d Up: Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word (Seal Press) and College 101: A Girl’s Guide to Freshman Year (Prufrock Press), and her nonfiction has appeared in Vox, Forbes, Marie Claire, CNN, and Billboard. She has worked as politics and issues editor at MTV News and as a staff writer for Mic.com. She holds a BA from Barnard College and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the New School.
